NichiDict

N3
ぶん
[bun]
Illustration for 分

Meanings

1.NounSuffix

part; portion; share

2.NounSuffix

amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); enough (for)

3.Noun

one's means; one's place; one's lot; one's social position

4.Noun

one's duty; one's part

5.Noun

condition; state (of affairs); extent; rate (as in "at this rate")

6.NounAdverb

in proportion to; just as much as; to the same degree

7.NounSuffix

content (e.g. alcohol); percentage

8.NounSuffix

equivalent to (e.g. an old brother)

Examples

このケーキの一分をあげるよ。

I'll give you a portion of this cake.

二日分の食料を買い込んだ。

I stocked up on two days' worth of food.

自分のは自分で払ってくれる?

Will you pay for your own portion?